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Beam Cross-Sections in FEA: Section Properties, Orientation, and What Changes Strength Checks

Beam Cross-Sections in FEA: Section Properties, Orientation, and What Changes Strength Checks

Beam cross-sections matter in FEA because a beam element does not “know” your real 3D shape unless you define it correctly.…

/ 08 Jan 2026 / by: Yevheniia Sidakova

Stress Calculations for Lifting Appliances: What Stress Components Matter and What Engineers Often Misread

Stress Calculations for Lifting Appliances: What Stress Components Matter and What Engineers Often Misread

Designing lifting appliances requires more than checking peak stresses against a yield limit. The governing question is usually fatigue: how stress varies…

/ 08 Jan 2026 / by: Yevheniia Sidakova

Curved Plate Buckling per DNV RP-C202: Basics that Prevent Rework

Curved Plate Buckling per DNV RP-C202: Basics that Prevent Rework

Requirement to check curved plate buckling: cylindrical shells in monopiles, pressure hulls, pipelines, tanks, and curved hull segments. These components…

DNV

Plate Buckling

/ 18 Dec 2025 / by: Yevheniia Sidakova

Analysis of Stiffener and Plate Buckling: Effective Width, Hand Calculations, and Eurocode Checks

Analysis of Stiffener and Plate Buckling: Effective Width, Hand Calculations, and Eurocode Checks

Large structures such as ships and offshore platforms are often made from extensive steel plates that can be relatively thin…

/ 12 Dec 2025 / by: Yevheniia Sidakova

Understanding Buckling: Why Beams and Plates Fail Differently

Understanding Buckling: Why Beams and Plates Fail Differently

When verifying a beam model, engineers need to understand how different components, such as beams and plates, react to compressive…

Buckling Checks

/ 24 Nov 2025 / by: Yevheniia Sidakova

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